Digital Geology of Idaho

有许多地球科学研究问题直接关系到爱达荷州和太平洋西北部的经济和历史。地下水和地表水的数量和质量、与水有关的法律的问题、矿产资源、滑坡灾害、火山和地震灾害以及石油和天然气潜力对爱达荷州公民都很重要。该项目建立在现有的爱达荷州网站的数字地图集，并使用数字信息和虚拟现实可视化，使爱达荷州地质活起来的学生，教师和公众。爱达荷州的数字地质学网站在该项目期间正在升级，以包括该州的新数字地质图，以及关于爱达荷州地质和地理的10至15个专题单元。主题单元正在构建，以便它们与地图相关联，并包含爱达荷州各种岩石和景观的照片，以及三维和四维横截面和可视化（时间作为第四维）。正在设计和开发该项目的产品，以便通过DLESE获取。项目完成后，研究人员将能够使用地图开发可用于出版期刊的简化图形。该网站将提供爱达荷州地质学课程的信息，以及大一新生地质学入门课程的实验室单元。该项目由爱达荷州州立大学、爱达荷州地质调查局、刘易斯-克拉克州立学院和休斯顿大学的教师和研究生监督。专题教学单元正在与研究生和本科生地球科学教学助手一起开发。参加该项目的地球科学教育学生将能够在进入劳动力市场时使用他们帮助开发的练习。爱达荷州地质调查局在为教师举办的夏季研讨会上，以及由锯齿科学研究所主办的爱达荷州州立大学研讨会上，也将使用基于网络的数字产品。

There are many geoscience research issues that bear directly on the economy and history of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. Ground- and surface-water quantity and quality, water-related legal issues, mineral resources, landslide hazards, volcanic and seismic hazards, and oil and gas potential are all important to Idaho citizens. This project builds upon the existing Digital Atlas of Idaho website and uses digital information and virtual reality visualization to make Idaho geology come alive for students, teachers and the general public. The Digital Geology of Idaho website is being upgraded during this project to include a new digital geologic map of the state, and ten to fifteen topical units on the geology and geography of Idaho. The topical units are being constructed so that they are keyed to the map and contain photographs of Idaho's diverse rocks and landscapes, plus three- and four-dimensional cross-sections and visualizations (with time as the fourth dimension). The project's products are being designed and developed so they are accessible through DLESE. After the project is complete, researchers will be able to use the map to develop simplified figures that can be used in published journals. The website will provide information for a sophomore-level Geology of Idaho course, plus laboratory units for freshman-level Introductory Geology courses. The project is overseen by faculty and graduate students at Idaho State University, Idaho Geological Survey, Lewis-Clark State College, and the University of Houston. The topical teaching units are being developed with graduate student and undergraduate earth-science teaching helpers. Earth Science Education students who participate in the project will be able to use the exercises they helped develop when they enter the workforce. The web-based digital products will also be used by the Idaho Geological Survey during summer workshops for teachers, and by Idaho State University workshops hosted by the Sawtooth Science Institute.